Brandon Flowers - Biography - IMDb Brandon Flowers Biography Showing all 98 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (65) | Personal Quotes (24) Overview (4) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) Born on June 21, 1981 in Las Vegas, Brandon Richard Flowers is the youngest of six children. Having grown up in the small town of Nephi, Utah, his best chances of getting into music were the cassettes given to him by his older brother, Shane. However, during Brandon's junior year in high school, the Flowers family returned to Las Vegas. While playing in various keyboard bands as side hobbies (most notably the failed band Blush Response), Brandon worked as a bellhop at the Gold Coast and Caesar's Palace hotels. In 2002, abandoned by Blush Response, Brandon attended an Oasis concert and was inspired to dedicate his musical career to a full-fledged rock band. Later that year, he responded to a scouting ad submitted to a local Vegas newspaper by Dave Keuning and the two began writing songs almost immediately.

Enter Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci, long-time admirers of Brandon and Dave's early efforts, who struck up a friendship with the aspiring rockers and completed the musical quartet that brought new-found glory home to Las Vegas: the Killers. The rest, as they say, is history... - IMDb Mini Biography By: Flash-of-Eden Spouse (1) ( 2 August 2005 - present) (3 children) Trade Mark (3) Often wears slick, stylish, and sometimes abstract formalwear during concerts. Expressive hand and body movements Frequently jumps up and sings atop the stage speakers during live shows Trivia (65) Contrary to popular belief, Flowers is indeed his actual last name. Worked as a bellhop for the Gold Coast Hotel and the Cesar's Palace Hotel before forming his band with friend David Keuning. Married longtime girlfriend Tana Munblowsky on a beach in Hawaii. Has four sisters: Stephanie, Shelly, Amy, and April, and one brother: Shane. His mother's name is Jean and his father's is Terry. Favorite movies are 'Moulin Rouge', 'Forrest Gump' and 'Napoleon Dynamite'.

Favorite song on the Hot Fuss album is 'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine'. Stated in an interview that their song 'Where Is She?' is dedicated to a thirteen- year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered. Interestingly enough, she had attended one of their concerts in Scotland. Youngest child of a family from Las Vegas. Curiously, he is also the youngest member of the Killers. His only brother, Shane, is 12 years older than him. Born in Las Vegas and raised in Nephi, Utah. Returned to Las Vegas when he was 16, where he lived with his aunt. He has English, German, French, Dutch, Scottish, and Lithuanian ancestry. Performed a duet of 'In A Little While' with U2 after Bono's voice began to give out at a concert in Las Vegas. Wanted to be a professional golfer at one point. According to himself, the worst thing he has ever done was stealing wine coolers at the age of 11. Voted for Ralph Nader in 2004. Dropped out of college. Often has problems with his tonsils. The song "Mr.

Brightside" is about his former girlfriend who was cheating him. He wanted to move to England when he was younger. London is also one of his favorite cities, along with his hometown of Las Vegas. Favorite musicians: The Smiths, Duran Duran, Morissey, U2, and Oasis. Was accidentally splashed with beer during a concert in Scotland, soaking his keyboard and causing it to fail. Was once locked out of the band's tour car by band mate Dave Keuning. Is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. His favorite classical musician is the composer Bach. Presented (along with the rest of the Killers) by rock legend Axel Rose at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. Regards the Strokes as his favorite band of all time. Not to be confused with Brandon Lavar Flowers, a defensive back at Virginia Tech (2006). Despite his standing position as the Killers' front man, he can also play some guitar and even provides additional bass in the song 'For Reasons Unknown'. Has been weary of flying ever since December of 2003, when a plane flying the Killers to the United Kingdom hit an air pocket and started free-falling.

When growing up, his favorite movie was 'E.T.'. Wrote the song 'My List' for his wife, Tana. Favorite song on Sam's Town is 'Read My Mind'. Cousin of professional golfer Craig Barlow. Until January of 2006, he was still driving an old Hyundai with a broken window. His first car was stolen, along with the golf equipment he kept in it. The music video for 'Read My Mind' features a scene in which a caterpillar-like creature discovers the Killers bunked in tiny sleeping quarters. While filming this particular segment, Brandon and Dave were really asleep. Is a very skilled pianist and performed 'When You Were Young' and 'Sam's Town' on a baby grand piano during a 2006 recording session at Abbey Road. This version of 'Sam's Town' is included on the Sawdust album. His favorite actor is James Spader. Attended Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, as did fellow band member Mark Stoermer. The song 'Uncle Jonny' tells the true story of Brandon's uncle battling and overcoming a cocaine addiction.

In 2001, he was a member of a keyboard band called Blush Response, but was kicked out after refusing to move to Los Angeles with them. Shortly thereafter, he met Dave Keuning for the first time. Was suffering from acute bronchitis in early December of 2006, yet still took the stage for the K.R.O.Q. Almost Acoustic Christmas party in Los Angeles. He and his wife welcomed their first child, son Ammon Richard Flowers, on July 14 (2007). One of his favorite songs is 'Crystal' by New Order, the music video of which was the inspiration for the Killers' name. Much to his excitement, he was invited to perform a duet of the song with New Order on stage in 2005. Discovered he could sing when Blush Response, his previous band, was having trouble settling on a competent vocalist. The group decided to have Brandon try and was surprised to find he was actually quite talented. Taught himself keyboards, despite having piano lessons as a child. Is good friends with Gerard Way, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance.

Both bands toured Australia's Big Day Out 2007 festival and the two stay in touch via e-mail. Because his fellow band members stand over 6 feet and he does not, Brandon is often thought to be much shorter than he actually is. In reality, the Killers can be readily described as one of the tallest modern bands; Brandon is still quite tall by average standards at 5' 11", followed by drummer Ronnie Vannucci at 6' 0.5", guitarist Dave Keuning at 6' 2.5", and bassist Mark Stoermer at a towering 6' 5". Quit smoking on November 22, 2006 but started again in 2008. The song 'Goodnight, Travel Well' (set to be the closing track on the forthcoming album, 'Day & Age') is a tribute to Brandon's mother, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, and Dave Keuning's mother, who recently passed away. The lyric in the song 'Human' (Are we Human/or are we Dancer?) is a nod to a disparaging quote by Hunter S. Thompson that claimed America is raising "a generation of dancers".

Revealed in an interview that, when he was little, he had a phobia of men with beards. Second son, Gunner Flowers, was born the week of August 3, 2009, joining older brother, Ammon Richard Flowers (2yrs). Brandon said they chose that unique name because it is a tough name. "I had to have something that combats against the Flowers.". Has been offered several film roles over the years, all of which he's declined because he prefers to stay focused on music. Third son, Henry, was born on March 9, 2011 with wife Tana. On-stage wardrobe often reflects the overall motif of the band's current album/tour (Western formal for Sam's Town, feather jacket and bolo tie for Day & Age, short sleeves and leather jacket for Battle Born, etc.). Currently lives in the suburbs of Las Vegas. [April 2006] At work writing songs for the next Killers album, with plans to begin recording by the end of the year. [October 2011] The new Killers album, Battle Born, was released.

Their world tour was also announced, to be starting on October in Glasgow and including show dates in all the continents for the rest of the year and 2013. [September 2012] Touring across the United States to promote "Sam's Town", their new album due for release on October 13. [September 2006] New solo album 'Flamingo' announced to be coming soon. [April 2010] Currently in London with fellow band members, wrapping up their second album. [June 2006] As of yet, he and his band are still on their Sam's Town tour. [June 2007] Announced that the Killers have begun recording demos for their third studio album, the follow-up to 2006's 'Sam's Town'. According to Brandon, the new album will return to the Killers' roots, reintroducing the sound and style for which their first album 'Hot Fuss' made them famous. [April 2008] The music video to "Can't Deny My Love" is based on "Young Goodman Brown", a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Personal Quotes (24) Brandon Flowers poses with his family in bizarre new advertising campaign to boost Mormon image | Daily Mail Online comments He is the frontman of a world-famous rock group, with thousands of female fans throwing themselves at his feet. But despite his super stardom, The Killers' star Brandon Flowers 'still has a fire burning' for his Mormon faith,and doesn't care who knows it. The happily married musician is the face of a new advertising blitz to 'educate the public' about the Mormon Church. Scroll down for video Showman: World famous rock star Brandon Flowers is also a Mormon PR campaign: Brandon Flowers is the face of a new advertising blitz to 'educate the public' about the Mormon Church. New footage showing the pop star with his three sons and his wife Tana, forms part of a collection of promotional films on the website mormon.org. In the never-seen-before video, Flowers extols the importance of having a family at a young age, one of the pillars of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. The lead singer, who hails from Las Vegas, also discusses the hardship of leaving his family behind when he's touring.

He explains: 'I get in arguments with our booking agent if he puts us out on the road too long. You know I don't want to miss out on things.' Wrench: In the video Flowers discusses the hardship of leaving his family behind when he's touring. The timely PR campaign comes in the wake of a vitriolic outpouring of hatred towards Mormonism, as the race between GOP candidates, two of whom are Mormon, has got under way. Opinion polls have shown that large blocs of Americans have negative feelings towards Mormons, often linked to the religion's historic links to polygamy. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share One in five Americans said they would oppose a Mormon president, a Gallup poll in June showed. Although there has never been a Mormon president, two of the Republican candidates Romney and are from the church. Central tenet: Having a large family is central to Mormonism The church is now battling to dispel misconceptions about its faith and community practices. The most common myth is that Mormons are not Christians. 'This will help them understand that we follow Jesus Christ,' Hawkins told Reuters. Last month Rick Perry supporter waded into the GOP debate categorising the Mormon church as a cult.

Family man: The timely PR campaign comes in the wake of a vitriolic outpouring of hatred towards Mormonism Perry supporter, Robert Jeffress, pastor of a Baptist mega-church in Dallas, told reporters at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C., that Mormonism was a 'cult'. Perry himself has said that he doesn't think of Mormonism as a cults. If the church can get their message across it could galvanise the all important youth vote, and swing the vote in favour of Romney. Flowers is an icon to thousands of young people and the realisation that one of their heroes is a practising Mormon could really boost public image of the religion. Fans sometimes think, wrongly, that Flowers must have left Mormonism to pursue his career in rock music. Baby Daddy: Flowers poses with adorable baby Henry, eight months, in the church's new video Model family: Opinion polls have shown that large blocs of Americans have negative feelings towards Mormons, often linked to the religion's historic links to polygamy He explains in the video: 'A lot of people love to come up to me and tell me they were raised in the church.

'And they expect there to be this camaraderie about oh we've outgrown it we're smart enough now to not be in it. 'It started happening so often that it really made me take a look at myself. And I realised I was raised in it and there's still a fire burning in there.' Happily families: The most common myth about the Church is that Mormons are not Christians. Naturally there are conflicts, Flowers explains. 'There are a lot of connotations that come along with pop music and rock music, and its usually sex driven or money driven. 'I realised early on that wasn't the road for me, maybe because of the foundations that were laid early on, or my mum and dad taking me to church.' But as he has grown older the pop musician says he has only grown closer to his faith. He explained: 'I've definitely even as I've gotten older gotten more cautious about lyrics.

I feel like I want to be a positive force in the world and I want to uplift people.' Superstar: Flowers with his The Killers bandmates Brandon Flowers | New Music And Songs | Brandon Flowers About Brandon Flowers Brandon Flowers was the most popular frontman of the new wave revival, which swept through America and England during the early 2000s. As frontman of the Killers, he helped popularize a genre that hadn't been fashionable for nearly two decades, drawing influence from a number of '80s synth pop bands -- including New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen, and the Psychedelic Furs -- while writing the songs that comprised his band's multi-platinum debut, Hot Fuss. Flowers also proved to be a super-sized media personality, gathering headlines for his clothing choices (which ran the gamut from neatly tailored suits to bizarrely feathered shoulder pads) and controversial, outspoken opinions on rival bands. Although the Killers retooled their sound with each album, the group rarely subscribed to convention -- and Flowers, who launched a solo career in 2010, seemed happy to be the most unconventional of them all.

Flowers grew up in the Southwest, spending his first eight years in the Las Vegas suburbs before moving to Utah with his parents. He returned to Las Vegas several years later, where he finished high school and landed a job working as a bellhop at the Gold Coast Hotel. He began spending his free time playing keyboards in a synth pop band, although he lost his position in the group when his bandmates all relocated to Los Angeles in 2001. Flowers remained in Las Vegas and began working with local guitarist Dave Keuning, with whom he pieced together a new band that relied on guitars as much as keyboards. The Killers' lineup was officially cemented in August 2002 with the arrival of bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci, and their glossy debut album -- released on both sides of the Atlantic in 2004 -- made the Killers one of the decade's biggest pop bands. With their open-armed embrace of synthesizers, icy atmospherics, and other trappings of the '80s, the Killers were placed into the same retro category as groups like Franz Ferdinand and the Rapture.

For the band's second album, though, the guys shifted their focus to the heartland rock & roll of Bruce Springsteen. Released in October 2006, Sam's Town found Brandon Flowers modeling his performance after the Boss and Bono, and the album (although not as popular as Hot Fuss) went platinum across the globe. While on tour the following summer, Flowers had his first son with wife Tana Mundkowsky, whom he'd married two years prior. After releasing a rarities compilation, Sawdust, in late 2007, the Killers began working on a third album. Day & Age arrived in November 2008 and became another worldwide hit, with "Human" hitting the Top Ten in several countries. Flowers' second son was born while he was on the road in support of Day & Age, and his mother passed away in early 2010. Both experiences inspired him to keep writing, and he decided to launch a solo career later that year while the rest of the Killers enjoyed a short hiatus. Flamingo, his first album of solo material, was released that fall.

Flowers returned to the Killers for 2012's Battle Born but resumed his separate solo career in 2015 with The Desired Effect, a record produced by Ariel Rechtshaid. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi The Killers | Biography, News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com Biography The Killers (formed 2002) The Killers are an American indie-rock band. Hailing from Las Vegas, they rose to fame with the release of their debut album, Hot Fuss in 2004. The line-up of the band is Brandon Flowers on lead vocals and keyboards, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. on drums, Mark Stoermer on bass and vocals and Dave Keuning on guitar and vocals. The Early Years: Brandon Flowers and Keuning met after Flowers responded to an advert that Keuning had placed in The Sun newspaper, looking for new band members. They later recruited Stoermer and Vannucci Jr. The Killers' first few gigs were in clubs in Las Vegas and they soon caught the eye of a British representative for Warner Brothers. He took their demo back to England and they later signed to British independent label, Lizard King.

The Breakthrough: In 2004, Lizard King released The Killers' debut album Hot Fuss. Since its release, the album has been certified four times platinum. The album spawned the hit singles 'Mr Brightside' and 'All These Things That I've Done'. Their biggest chart success at that time, however, came with the re-release of 'Somebody Told Me.' In 2004, the band appeared in an episode of The O.C. The next year, when they played at the Live 8 concert in London, Robbie Williams unexpectedly included their lyric "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" into his one of his own songs, as did U2 and Coldplay. The Killers' second studio album, Sam's Town, was released in 2006 by Island Def Jam Music Group. Four singles were released from the album, 'When You Were Young', 'Bones', 'Read My Mind' and 'For Reasons Unknown'. In November 2006, they also recorded a live session, released as part of Live From Abbey Road. In November 2007, the Killers released a B-side and rarities album entitled Sawdust.

The album featured 'Tranquilize', a collaboration with Lou Reed. They also released covers of 'Shadowplay' by Joy Division and 'Rome and Juliet' by Dire Straits. The next month, the band released a Christmas single entitled 'A Great Big Sled'. The Killers' third studio album proper was confirmed for release in November 2008 and the title was given as Day & Age. The first single from the album, 'Human' was released in September 2008. It has been reported that their 2008 Christmas single will be a duet with Elton John. Biography by Contactmusic.com Emily Nava NBC Chicago's Anthony Ponce interviews The Killers' lead singer, Brandon Flowers While hundreds of hockey fans were sprinting through Monday night's downpour to catch the Stanley Cup Final, about 40 music fans gathered outside, near a roped-off Wrigleyville parking lot, drenched. They were hoping to see a free performance by Brandon Flowers, lead singer of Las Vegas-based rock band, The Killers.

Flowers was in Chicago with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to promote Vegas tourism with an event called "Vegas Season Pop-Up." He was also scheduled to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch of the Cubs-Indians game. Mother Nature had other ideas. Steady monsoon-like rains and -- at one point -- a blaring tornado siren made the Cubs' decision to cancel the game a no-brainer. It wasn't long before the Vegas contingent did the same. "I almost walked away because I knew there was no chance of an outdoor show in that weather," said Eric Johnson of Chicago, a longtime fan of The Killers. According to a Cubs representative, when the singer saw the soaked faithful from inside his limo, rather than cancel, Flowers decided to bring the group inside Wrigley Field for a private set. "One of the crew members walked to us in line and said, 'You all are going to be very happy," Johnson said. Each fan was given a wristband, led inside through a small entrance off Addison Street, then upstairs to a private room in the upscale clubhouse under the right field stands.

Flowers treated them to an intimate, five-song set without microphones or amps -- just vocals accompanied by two acoustic guitars. He performed a cover of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas," two songs off his new solo album The Desired Effect ("Lonely Town" and "Diggin' up the Heart") and stripped-down versions of Killers classics "When You Were Young" and "Read My Mind." "[It] really showed his character," said Johnson. "Truly a class act." NBC Chicago's Anthony Ponce sat down with Brandon Flowers for a short interview after the performance: AP: What went through your mind when you saw your fans standing out in the rain? BF: I felt bad, really. This is something I've been looking forward to and I was also supposed to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the 7th inning, and that got shot down because the game's cancelled. But we ended up being able to play for the people that did wait out in the rain, so that did work out.

AP: It looked like you made an effort to make eye contact with every fan during the performance (at one point, Flowers jumped on a chair to see the people standing in back)...what's that about? BF: You always hear about people on stage saying they can't see anything. But in my experience, I can always see everything. So maybe it's become part of my experience, making that contact with people. I just find that it makes me more comfortable, and they seem to like it. So it works out. AP: Your new solo album, The Desired Effect, seems to be getting almost universally positive reviews. Are the other three members of The Killers psyched for you, or are they threatened by it? BF: They know that I'm excited to be the singer of The Killers. So I don't think they're too worried about it. But I don't know if they're reading the reviews or not. Who knows what they are thinking? (laughs) AP: I heard you say that in one track on TDE, you wanted to tell a very specific narrative about a very specific character. What is the song and who is the character?

BF: I must have been talking about "Diggin' Up the Heart" and that character would be Tony. He was born into less than desirable circumstances. But in the song, he really wants to change. I was always sort of taught by my parents--who are not bad people, they're a little on the close-minded side--but I was taught that people that did bad things were just...bad. And as I've gone out into the world, my mind has opened a little bit and I think this is sort of me mining through all of that, coming out on the other end, and really pulling for Tony at the end of the song AP: You've repeatedly said that many of your songs simply "come to you." Where do they come from, and what's your advice to other musicians who want to tap into that part of their consciousness? BF: I think [the songs come] the more that you really give it a shot. Don't worry so much about your hair, or what everybody else is doing. I think you just really gotta keep going back to it. Keep trying. Then it becomes almost like muscle memory. And then your problem is just deciphering what's good enough from what isn't.

Sometimes I succeed and sometimes I fail at that. AP: Did you see the Rolling Stone article that came out a few years back, where readers voted Sam's Town the most underrated album of the 2000's? BF: I heard about that. AP: Did you feel vindicated at all when you read that? BF: I'm thankful for my fans and the support. It must have been a lot of our fans that were making the calls, the emails or whatever they did. I'm thankful for the fans that we have, but I don't feel like Rolling Stone really gives a damn that it's a fan-decided thing. (laughs) AP: You said one time that "A Dustland Fairytale" is your favorite song you've ever written. Is that still true? If not, what has replaced it? BF: It would have been that, but I'll tell you: we've been doing "Read My Mind" lately on my solo tour and we reworked it a little and it's just made me reflect on it. It's going to be 10 years old. And I just think, damn, I'm just so proud of that song.

I love "Read My Mind." AP: What do you want Chicagoans to know about your hometown of Las Vegas? BF: It's really like a small town. It's not this metropolis. You can go to the city and you can have the whole Sin City experience, but you can also have a normal existence outside of that. I love that I have those options. I also love the desert. It's beautiful. It's not just dirt; it's not just brown. It's magic; it's majesty. Anthony Ponce is a reporter and anchor for NBC Chicago, a huge Killers fan, and made it home for the second and third periods of the Blackhawks game. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyPonceTV . Brandon Flowers | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by Andrew Leahey Brandon Flowers was the most popular frontman of the new wave revival, which swept through America and England during the early 2000s.

As frontman of the Killers , he helped popularize a genre that hadn't been fashionable for nearly two decades, drawing influence from a number of '80s synth pop bands -- including New Order , Echo & the Bunnymen , and the Psychedelic Furs -- while writing the songs that comprised his band's multi-platinum debut, Hot Fuss . Flowers also proved to be a super-sized media personality, gathering headlines for his clothing choices (which ran the gamut from neatly tailored suits to bizarrely feathered shoulder pads) and controversial, outspoken opinions on rival bands. Although the Killers retooled their sound with each album, the group rarely subscribed to convention -- and Flowers , who launched a solo career in 2010, seemed happy to be the most unconventional of them all. Flowers grew up in the Southwest, spending his first eight years in the Las Vegas suburbs before moving to Utah with his parents. He returned to Las Vegas several years later, where he finished high school and landed a job working as a bellhop at the Gold Coast Hotel.

He began spending his free time playing keyboards in a synth pop band, although he lost his position in the group when his bandmates all relocated to Los Angeles in 2001. Flowers remained in Las Vegas and began working with local guitarist Dave Keuning , with whom he pieced together a new band that relied on guitars as much as keyboards. The Killers ' lineup was officially cemented in August 2002 with the arrival of bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci , and their glossy debut album -- released on both sides of the Atlantic in 2004 -- made the Killers one of the decade's biggest pop bands. With their open-armed embrace of synthesizers, icy atmospherics, and other trappings of the '80s, the Killers were placed into the same retro category as groups like Franz Ferdinand and the Rapture . For the band's second album, though, the guys shifted their focus to the heartland rock & roll of Bruce Springsteen . Released in October 2006, Sam's Town found Brandon Flowers modeling his performance after the Boss and Bono , and the album (although not as popular as Hot Fuss ) went platinum across the globe.

While on tour the following summer, Flowers had his first son with wife Tana Mundkowsky, whom he'd married two years prior. After releasing a rarities compilation, Sawdust , in late 2007, the Killers began working on a third album. Day & Age arrived in November 2008 and became another worldwide hit, with "Human" hitting the Top Ten in several countries. Flowers ' second son was born while he was on the road in support of Day & Age , and his mother passed away in early 2010. Both experiences inspired him to keep writing, and he decided to launch a solo career later that year while the rest of the Killers enjoyed a short hiatus. Flamingo , his first album of solo material, was released that fall. Flowers returned to the Killers for 2012's Battle Born but resumed his separate solo career in 2015 with The Desired Effect, a record produced by Ariel Rechtshaid . | Mormon.org mormon.org The video player could not be built. Retry Do you want to chat with a missionary? We are happy to answer any questions you may have. Name I'm a Mormon.

About Me Brandon Flowers is the frontman of the rock band The Killers. In 2010, he also released a solo album entitled Flamingo. In late 2001, Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in a local paper and they formed The Killers. Since then, Brandon has performed with Bruce Springsteen, U2, Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, and others. Sir Elton John has listed Flowers as one of his top-five heroes. Brandon's solo album, Flamingo, charted in the UK on September 12, 2010 at Number 1. This was Brandon's fourth consecutive album to reach #1 on the UK charts, including work by The Killers. Brandon is currently working with The Killers on their new album to be released in early 2012. Brandon was born June 21, 1981 in Henderson, Nevada, the youngest of six kids. Brandon moved to Utah when he was eight years old, then later moved back to Las Vegas, where he lives today.

On August 2, 2005, Brandon married his longtime girlfriend Tana Mundkowsky. They have three sons: Ammon, Gunnar, and Henry. The Killers | New Music And Songs | The Killers About The Killers Few bands in the early 2000s rose so quickly to the forefront of pop music as the Killers. With a mix of '80s-styled synth pop and fashionista charm, the band's street-smart debut, Hot Fuss, became one of 2004's biggest releases, spawning four singles and catapulting the group -- particularly their dandyish, 22-year-old frontman, Brandon Flowers -- into the international spotlight. Hot Fuss reveled in the garish glitz of the band's native Las Vegas, spinning tales of androgynous girlfriends and illicit affairs to a public whose taste for revivalist dance-rock would prove to be virtually insatiable.

Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and the Bravery all benefited from such retro-minded interest, but the Killers unapologetically trumped them all -- even when their sophomore effort, Sam's Town, deemphasized the group's new wave sensibilities in favor of something more akin to the heartland rock of Bruce Springsteen and Rattle and Hum-era U2. Brandon Flowers (vocals/keyboards), David Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass), and Ronnie Vannucci (drums) first came together in 2002, two years before Hot Fuss introduced their band to the public. Flowers had been sacked by his former synth pop band, Blush Response, after refusing to move to Los Angeles with the rest of his bandmates. Instead, he remained in Las Vegas, where he soon met local guitarist and Oasis fanatic Keuning. The two began collaborating on material; within weeks, they'd composed their soon-to-be radio hit "Mr. Brightside." Stoermer, a former medical courier, and Vannucci, a classical percussion major at UNLV, eventually joined the fray, and the band began playing small clubs in its hometown. A U.K.

representative for Warner Bros. caught wind of the Killers' brewing hype, and although he neglected to bring them on board the Warner roster, he did pass along their demo to the London-based indie imprint Lizard King. The British label quickly signed the Killers, who temporarily moved to the U.K. and issued a limited-edition single for "Mr. Brightside." The Killers' buzz had effectively traveled back across the Atlantic by fall 2003, and the band was offered a prime spot at the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. A worldwide deal with Island followed shortly thereafter, positioning the Killers to join the ranks of Interpol, the Rapture, and the Strokes. Shared U.K. dates with British Sea Power and stellastarr* in 2004 gave the Killers an opportunity to showcase material from their debut album, Hot Fuss, which was released that June. "Somebody Told Me," "Mr. Brightside," "Smile Like You Mean It," and "All These Things That I've Done" all became worldwide chart hits, and Hot Fuss peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top 200.

Buoyed by such success, Flowers became a sought-after media presence, often lashing out at such groups as the Bravery for riding his band's coattails into the mainstream. The frontman's confidence was not unwarranted; by 2006, Hot Fuss had earned five Grammy nominations and sold over five million copies. Rather than take a break to recover from their heavy tour regime, the Killers immediately set to work on a second album. A newly built facility at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas became the band's studio, and legendary producers Flood and Alan Moulder (who had previously worked together with U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins) were chosen to helm the controls. Instead of mining the glamour and glitz of their hometown (as they did to a successful extent on Hot Fuss), the group instead focused on nostalgia and the demise of old-fashioned American values, citing veteran songsmith Bruce Springsteen as a chief influence. The popularity generated by leadoff single "When You Were Young" led up to the highly anticipated release of Sam's Town in early October 2006.

While the album did not match the popularity of the band's debut, it nevertheless sold 700,000 copies worldwide during its first week, eventually spawning three U.S. singles and gaining the Killers two additional Grammy nods. Sawdust, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and remixes, followed one year later, serving as a stopgap recording between the band's proper studio albums. The Killers then returned in 2008 with Day & Age, which eschewed the Americana tangents of Sam's Town in favor of pop pastiches and sleek, oddball dance-rock. The band's return to the dancefloor was emboldened by Stuart Price, a veteran producer who had previously worked with Madonna and Gwen Stefani, and the Top 40 single "Human" helped the Killers continue their commercial streak. A lengthy tour carried the band into 2009, which also saw the release of the concert album Live from the Royal Albert Hall. Solo work comprised many of the next few years, including Brandon Flowers' Flamingo, Ronnie Vannucci's Big Talk, and Mark Stoermer's Another Life.

After reconvening in early 2011, the band got to work on its fourth studio album, enlisting a small army of notable producers, including Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Stuart Price, and Brendan O'Brien. The resulting Battle Born was released in September, 2012. In early 2013, the band announced that they would be releasing their first greatest-hits collection later that year. Entitled Direct Hits, the November release featured two newly recorded songs, "Shot at Night" and "Just Another Girl," which were produced by M83 and Stuart Price, respectively. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi

Question: Brandon Flowers is the singer with which group?
Answer: The Killers